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From the community

Recent discussions

Milton cold water sterilisation

I’m currently on holiday and using Milton cold water tablets to sterilise. How do I dry the bottles as I need to take some of the bottles out of the bucket to make room for my rapid cools. If I shake the bottles and they’re still a bit damp when putting together won’t that be an area of bacteria or mould to grow?

Please don’t think I’m crazy

Not technically a poll but I need answers and this is the biggest group. My friend and I are debating back and forth about our babies’ ages. My daughter was born January 12th. Today is exactly 24 weeks. Which would be the equivalent to 6 months. But she said no. June 12th is 5 months. January 12th to June 12th. Her baby was born May 28th. She said she’s a month old yesterday. I said no.. she’s a month and 4 days old. Now I feel like we don’t even know how old our fricken kids are lmfao. Someone explain how they do this?

Making a bottle?

My baby is nearly 13 weeks old and I feel like I’ve been making the bottle wrong the whole time? He’s on formula…
Do people use the shot method or poor the formula into the rapid cool and sterilise that everytime? What are we doing

Formula babies

How much is your baby having a day?

My little man

He seems to like the formula more then drinking from me , i was hoping to continue up until a year. Im about 4 month pp. Is there anything i can do to help encourage.

He will drink a bottle that has mommys milk. But im having a hard time keeping up with pumping how much he needs. And pumping in general. I have a 3 year old and my husband who is a teacher and so everyone is home for the summer . So our "sheduale " i use that term loosely is all messed up. Any tips , and suggestions?

Bottle Feeding at 5 weeks

My baby is 5 weeks old and is on 5oz every 4 hours which works out to 5 feeds a day so 25oz a day. What’s everyone’s 5 week old on or been on? Am I feeding her too much?

How many mls is your baby drinking in 24 hours?

I’m worried my son isn’t drinking enough milk!

Milk

My 11 month old has 3 bottles a day but doesn’t really drink much or the middle bottle I think he just drinks it to fill himself up but if I cut it out what can I replace it with as it’s a longer time after lunch before dinner. And especially at nursery I don’t know how to fill the gap in?

Mam bottle teats

What size teats are we using. My little boy is on size 2 but feel like it’s getting too slow for him

Anyone else in the thick of it?

I got lucky and found newborn / baby stage fairly easy. But right now is a CHALLENGE. I have a VERY high energy 15 month old boy who is also going through peak separation anxiety (and still breastfeeding)… can’t really take him anywhere that isn’t child friendly like restaurants etc as he will run wild and climb everything in sight and only want me so I end up doing all the running after picking up etc. it’s a lot!!!! Not to mind his tantrum which came come out of nowhere for boobie milk!

Formula fed babies

How often does your baby feed and roughly how many Oz/ml?

I know all babies are different but just interested how others compare 😊

Milk

How much milk are your ones now drinking? He’s gradually becoming less interested in bottles, but added with a tooth coming through I just feel he isn’t having enough milk throughout the day and it’s becoming a bit of a fight. Wondering how much similar bubs are drinking now?

Feeding

Hi Mums!
Just wondering if anyone can offer any advice/insight as I’m at a loss, going to ring my HV Monday but they’re closed for the weekend.
I had my little girl almost 3 weeks ago, tried BF however switched to only formula after around day 3 - a choice I’m at peace with as works for our family.
She’s always been quite sleepy at the bottles and needs some stimulation not to fall asleep and finish her feed or take a good amount anything from 70ml to 150ml and this is around 3/4hourly now but was 2/3 - after a bottle and being burped 3/4 times she’s incredibly fussy I’m talking screaming crying like she’s in pain, she was spitting up too.
Over the past 3 days I’ve moved her to an anti reflux milk which has helped loads with the sickness and she seems more settled in this sense however the screaming still persists after a feed, I’d assume wind but I’m burping her so frequently.
The feeds are taking 60 mins plus, I’ve tried 0,1,2 teats on mam glass bottles.
By the time I’ve settled her it’s nearly time for another feed. This is worse at night than in the daytime too.

Sorry for the long post, anyone else had the same and can offer any advice before I speak to the HV?
Thanks so much 🫶🏼🥲

note: plenty of wet nappies and 1/2 dirty a day - poos have thickened since the reflux milk so keeping an eye on this.

Steriliser

I’m hoping to combi-feed if all goes well. How used/useful is a steriliser or did you just use Milton tablets?

Formula

My baby is sick every single time she has a bottle ? Do I need to look to change her milk possibly? First time mum so I have no idea she was 5lb 8 at birth so i know here stomach is only tiny I’m using Kendamil wonder if it’s too rich for her?

First holiday abroad

How do we do bottles abroad?

We use the perfect prep machine and when giving water just use tap.

Any other tips?

Unfortunately flying Ryanair from Prestwick which maybe wasn’t best choice with limited luggage and no Boots at airport to collect nappies and formula.

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